[HANASHIR:14875] Re: Cd's

[JamesIGreene <JamesIGreene...>]

In a message dated 7/16/2003 8:39:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, rahel (at) 
empire(dot)net writes:

> If we are NOT doing this for a profit, do I still need to 
> secure
> >permission to record other people's songs?

> >Hi - I would think so. I had wanted to do the same at a camp last year and 
they would not allow it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hello again,

While I am not positive....and this should not be considered any kind of 
professional and/or legal opinion....

I think that while you would need to gain permission of the artists, if for no 
other reason that to thank and be respectful to the people who created the 
music...I can't imagine that these artists would mind us playing their music.  
I thought that was the whole point of having songleaders at our camps???

I understand that there is a distinction being made between playing music 
during a Shirah and recording it to be sold...but even so I would think that 
they would approve.  

Maybe I am mistaken...anybody care to disagree?

Kol Tuv,
James

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